Flying a hang-, para- or speedglider in Norway

Norway is a great country for flying hang-, para- or speedgliders. If you are a foreign pilot who come to visit Norway with your hang-, para- or speedglider you should read this:

All foreign pilots with a valid licence are allowed to fly in Norway for up to 6 months as a guest pilot. You are allowed to fly according to your national licence, but are required to follow Norwegian laws and regulations. Norway use the IPPI system and you are obliged to bring your licence and proof of accident and 3.rd party insurance with you and show them upon request. We have a lot of free airspace (G airspace) where you can fly up to 4000 meters. But we also have a lot of regulated airspace and if you are in doubt, seek information from the local club or the federation. Do not attempt to fly in places in conflict with the commercial air traffic. This might lead to closing of a local flying site, disturbance of commercial/non-commercial air traffic and you might be fined. Special regulations applies for flying powered para- or hanggliders. Always contact the federation if you want to fly with paramotor in Norway.

Note that even if there are no compulsory training and/or licensing required for flying a hang-, para- or speedglider in your home country you will still need a license to fly legally in Norway. Flying without a valid license may result in fines and your flying gear might be seized by the authorities.

Norway have more than 4000 registered takeoffs spread around the country and there are more suitable places to start that is not regulated. Places to land near the registered takeoffs are usually in agreement with the landowner but always check first. We have more than 50 clubs, 250 hanggliderpilots and 2000 paragliderpilots. The administration of the flying in Norway is done by the Norwegian Airsport Federation situated in Oslo. Telefone number is +47 908 67 560.

We have a National Centre for hang-, para- and speedgliding situated in the middle of southern Norway in a village called VÅGÅ. It is about 300 km north of Oslo. Here we offer beds inside the building, a camping site, a big facility with kitchen, living rooms, showers, a big landing and transport to the top with locals on request. Within 1 hour driving we have a variety of take offs up to 1700 meters above sea level. The phone to the centre is +47 955 21 275 and the mail is rikssenteret@gmail.com.